Safe



Oct. 27, 1931.

, F. J. BERGS SAFE Filed Nov.

J. BERGS SAFE Filed Nov 13, 1 950 2 shgets-sheet 2 Patented Oct. 27,1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FREDERICK J. BERGS, MILWAUKEE,WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO BERGS MAN UFAC'IUR ING COMPANY, OF MILWAUKEE,WISCONSIN SAFE Application filed November 13, 1930. Serial No. 495,404.

This invention relates to improvements in safes and more particularly toa safe which is adapted for use as an altar tabernacle.

One of the objects of theapresent invention is to provide a safe of theabove character wherein improved mechanism is used for locking theclosure doors of the safeand wherein this locking mechanism is releasedupon insertion of a key in the lock so that the doors can be readilymoved to an open position, and also includes mechanism operated upon theopening movement of the door for closing the space which the doorsoccupy,

when in aclosed position at the front of the.

safe.

Another object oft-he present invention is the provision of a safe ofthe above characterprovided with novel locking means, together withnovel means for releasingthe locking means upon insertion of the key inthe look as well as means for providing suitable bu er means forrestraining the move ment of the doors while being moved to a closedposition.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel features of construction, the combination and arrangement of partshereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in the claims and shown inthe accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a horizontal sectional view looking upwardly onto the bottomportion of the safe, with the doors in a closed position;

Figure 2 is a detailed plan view showing the doors in an open position;

Figure 3 is a detailedtop plan view; Figure 4 is a detailed section onthe line 4-4 of Figure 1;

Figure 5 is a detailed section on the line 55 of Figure 4; and,

Figure 6 is a side elevation of the key member with parts broken awayand illustrated in cross section. I

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 indicates the outsidehousing of the safe which is substantially opened at the front thereofwith inwardly projecting fanciful side portions 2, the mainbody 3 of thesafe is arranged in theoutside housing 1, as

shown in Figure 1, and opens between the fanciful side portions 2 andthis open sideis normally closed by means of the movable door members 4and 5. -At the top and bottom of the door members 4 and 5, I provideconnecting plates or arms 6, the inner ends of which curve inwardly andare mounted upon a main supporting post 7 which carries a bevel gear 8adapted to mesh with a similar gear 9 on the lock shaft 10. The lockshaft 10 is rotatably mounted in suitable bearings 11, depending fromthe bottom portion 12 of the body 3. 7 a V I The lock shaft 10 isprovidedat one end with a reduced portion 13 which is received withinthe recessed end 14 of the rotatable barrel 15. The barrel 15 isrotatably mounted within aguide member 16, as shown in Figure 4. j v vSlidably mounted upon the locking shaft 10 is a sleeve 17 having anannular cap-like portion 18 adapted to engage over the fingers 19 whichare arranged at the inner ends of brackets 20 carried by the lowerplates 6. The locking shaft 10 is also providedwith a longitudinal boreand arranged within this bore is an actuating rod 21, the inner end ofwhich bears against the finger 22 of rod 23 which curves around thesupporting post 7 as shown in Figure 1, and has its other end pivotallyconnected to a link 24 which in turn is connected to a vertical shaft 25having at its upper end a link 26 pivotally connected to a rod 27 Therod 27 is attached to an arm 28 on a rotatable sleeve 29. The sleeve 29carries a rockable arm 30 having oppositely projecting hook portions 31which engage over stop pins 32 carried by the upper plates 6.

Normally, the rockable arm 30 is retained in a locked position by meansof a coil spring 33, but when the rod 21 is reciprocated' inwardlytoward the bearing post 7, the rod 23 will rock the link 24, and rotateshaft 25,

shape, as: shown inWFigureZQgis retainedfiini a 1 1 retracted position'against the :guide brack- V ets52by means of coil :springs53,embracing,i the rods between the bearing sleeves 49 with one end-engagingrthe stoppins '54,: and the other end against one ofthesleeves the key, and atthe inner end of the annular chamber 35 are the pins 37 carried by thehead 38 which supports a reciprocating pin 39 adapted to engage theupper end of rod 21.

Thus, when the barrel of the key is insertedin an annular chamber35,,the inner end of thebarrelwill engage the pins: 37 forcing the samelongitudinally in the barrel 15, this movement reciprocates the rod 21for unlocking both the 'upp'er' and lower sets-of plates 6. Thelowermost set of plates 6 is re leased through the longitudinal movementof sleeve 17 on the locking shaft 10, as member is provided withalongitudinal slot 40 in I which is slidably arranged a pin 41 carried.1 by sleeve 17. retainedagainst rotative movementwhenthe f 1 key iswithdrawn saspring memberAQ carried by the housing'16 and projectingintoa slot 43 along one side The cylinder or ibarrel is tromthe lookbymeans of of' the cylinder 15, as shown in Figure fi.

The bevel gear 9. is carried by the inner end o of locking shaft 10 andin order to impart movement to the door members i, it is necessary'torotate the -cylinder 15-oand this can bedonejafter the key has beeninserted in the annular housing; by means of alongi- 'tudinal flange 44carried bythe barrel of the hey a-nfl "adapted to be; received in theslot j 43. It will be noted that as the fkey is pushed a in o t cy n 1the en tw e g o the spring 42 and movelthfe same -'out of. the slot 43,thus. permittinggrotative movement 7.

o'f the cylinder 15, and'in turn throughthe "-"clutch'mem'bers 13and"14, impart a rotative n1"ove'ment to barrellO The key member is--.k;previded-with a substantially fiat wide head,

"shown in F i'gui'e15, 1 so that the same rcan be; readily -g-rasp'ed bythe fingers to impart considerable turning-force to the key after N .soasto reduce to a mimmumflanynoisedurbeing inserted in the cylinder 15.

a closed pos tionjasshownin Figure :1, they ,occupy the space indicatedatn-A which is disposed between the forward edge oif the Ordinarily;when the doors bottommember-12 and' the upright portion AC6 oi.theoutside housing. Therefore, when v the doors a-removed to an, openpositiomthe space A is -leitopen, andin order to provide =a;nea-t-appearance tor theinterior of thesafe when-the doors are an openposition, we

- iprovide means for closing this space 'A by. j'means of a-Vmovableplate Connected-to.v

the movable plate at spaced points "are the flemgitudinalmovable rods48, slidably,

mounted inspaced bearings 49 carried by QtlreQb-rackets 50, and theinner ends of rods 7 4 8}a-re connected byrneansot a cross piece51;Normally, the plate 47 whichnis :arcuate in the docking? cylinder.war-dposition for closing the space A, I pro vide a pivoted arm 55, oneend of which has a bearing head 56 engaging cross piece 51, while theother end carries a pin 57 slidably mounted in slot 58 formedin- -thebracket plate 59.-

From this, iii/111 beapparent thatwhen *the door members 4 and 5 aremoved to an open position through the movement of plates 6,"thebr-acket'plate '59which is carried by one oil. the lowermost f plates: 6, asgsho-wn in Fi ures 1 and 2.will' cause the arm to be odlieduponhitspivot engaging the head 56 thereof: with a 1 cross piece 51, andurgingthe rods 48 outwardly, moving the plated?- to a position whichwill closelthe spaceA. i

From the above description taken in} connection with theaccompanyingdrawings, it will be apparent thatwehaveprovided a tabernacle safe whichwill be maintained in a securely locked-position until released by anauthorized person, who has possession of the key, and wherein thedoorscan be inl'iwardly movedito anopen position when-unlocked by theturnin'g'nioveinent of the. key

- and can movedto a. closed position through reverse turnlngmo-vement ofthe. key and immediately prior to thefinishfof the clos- ,ing thetimethe doors-are beingbrought'. to

aocompletely'closedposition r I As soon as the doors are obroug'ht iiitoa closed position so thatfthe inner edges there; P of overlap as shownat 61 in Figure the hook members '31 willengage the lockingpins 32on thetop plate -6. and this movement will actuaterods-27 and 23 to impart alongitudina llmovement to rod-21 so as to move the 08.1%;

member 18 overifingers 19 as shown in Figure .1,.itibeing'lunderstoodthat the (key has been-slightly withdrawnpso as to permit the pins 37'tobe returned into the annula'nhous- .ing35..v As soon -:asthe key isentirely re-' moved, the spring member 42 will return-to its positionwithin the. slot43, fso asto :retain a a ns c at re mq ment. 7V: The:housing llcan b'e madeofanycf anciful :material and the front sideportions 2; can

@130 ben'iadeotaneiful as well as the doors 4 v and 5, and isbelievedlthatwe ,hav p :Vldfid a :safe whichcannot be easily opened Wi te l of rm srliea f I claim:

1. A safe structure including movable doors adapted to be swung to anopen or closed position, means for locking said doors in a closedposition, a rotatably mounted locking cylinder, means forming operativeconnection between the cylinder and the doors, whereby rotation of thecylinder will move said doors to an open or closed position, areciprocating rod movable longitudinally of the cylinder, means formingoperative connection between the rod and the locking means, and meansadapted to be engaged by a key inserted in the lockin cylinder wherebyto move said rod longitudinally for releasing said locking means topermit open movement of the doors.

2-. In a safe structure, a bottom therefor and an upright forwardstructure spaced from the bottom, movable doors normally disposed in thespace between the bottom and said upright forward structure when in aclosed position, means for moving said doors to an open position, andmeans actuated by ill the opening movement of the doors for closing thespace between the bottom and said upright structure when the doors arein an open position.

3. In a safe structure, a pair of doors adapted to be moved to an openor closed position, connecting plates attached to the top and bottomportions of said doors, a rotatably mounted cylinder lock, means formingoperative connection between the cylinder lock and the plates forimparting opening or closing movement to the doors upon rotativemovement of the cylinder, bracket plates carried by one set of plateshaving inwardly projecting fingers, a movable sleeve carrying a cap toengage said fingers when the doors are in a closed position forretaining them against opening movement, means actuated by the insertionof a key in said locking cylinder for disengaging said cap from thefingers, and means for retaining the cylinder against rotation when thekey is withdrawn.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand atMilwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin.

FREDERICK J. BERGS.

